The student-run publication of Stuart Hall High School | 1715 Octavia Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Volume 12, Issue 3 | Thursday, November 2, 2017
So close, yet so far
Nicholas Hom | The Roundtable
Freddy Kiaie ’18 (near) hugs Jack Honeyman ’19 following the Knights 4-0 loss to Urban last Friday at Beach Chalet. The Knights finished the regular season with a record of 9-2-3.
Knights fall to Urban in Championship, 4-0
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Owen Fahy
Editor-in-Chief
fter one of the most successful soccer seasons in Stuart Hall’s history, the Knights bid for the BCL West Championship ended in consolatory embraces. In front of hundreds of fans at Beach Chalet, The Hall fell to Urban 4-0. From the outset of the game, Urban controlled the tempo. Their persistence eventually earned them a penalty kick, which they used to take a 1-0 lead early in the first half.
“Playing soccer with The Hall is like playing with a family. We've grown tremendously together.” – Freddy Kiaie ’18
“Urban had a very balanced attack,” goalie Haakon Black ’19 said. “[Urban] used their talented midfielders to give the ball to their fast forwards, which ultimately overwhelmed our defense.” The Knights continued to try and attack the Blues’ defense, but their advances broke down near Urban’s penalty area as the swarming Blues prevented many shots on goal. “We did very well attacking the goal against the defense the whole game,” Medina said. “We just couldn’t capitalize Soccer continues on 6
Learning outside the classroom Justice class partakes in service internships as part of curriculum
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Anson Gordon-Creed
Senior Reporter
lthough seniors enrolled in the Justice: Theory and Society class have completed their compulsory 75 hours of
service, Theology & Spirituality Director Raymond O’Connor’s course still includes mandatory service internships as a key part of the curriculum. The class gives students the
option of serving at a variety of locations around the city such as elementary schools, food banks and LGBT support centers. Most of the sites are relatively close to Stuart Hall, and students spend one class period per week serving at their site. “When I started working here in 2001, I asked if I could teach the seniors,” O’Connor said. “I implemented this service learning model that I was working on. I would ask the students what kind of service they would like to do, and I’d look at the community to see the needs around us.” Work at a service organization ranges from filling bags of black beans, to sweeping floors, to teaching and playing with Justice continues on 2
Courtesy of Raymond O'Connor
Lance Fong ’18 works with students at his service site. Seniors in Raymond O'Connor's class do service as a mandatory element of the curriculum.
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